What color is #180F1E?

#180F1E is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #180F1E?

The RGB value is 24, 15, 30: 24 red, 15 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #180F1E?

The complementary color is #151E0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #180F1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#180F1E color

#180F1E rgb(24, 15, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #180F1E is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 5.9% green and 11.8% blue (24, 15, 30).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 33% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.65:1).

#180F1E color codes

HEX	`#180F1E`
RGB	`rgb(24, 15, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 5.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 33%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 50%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 50%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.69, 7.51, -8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.69, 11.28, 311.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.782, 0.63, 1.308)`
Decimal	`1576734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #180F1E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #180F1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#180F1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #180F1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #180f1e; }
.text { color: #180f1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180f1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 15 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #180f1e, #1e0f1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #180F1E?: #180F1E is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #180F1E?: The RGB value is 24, 15, 30: 24 red, 15 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #180F1E?: The complementary color is #151E0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #180F1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.